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HOW DO COMPETITIVE AGGRESSIVENESS AND AUTONOMY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES) DIFFER REGARDING THEIR SIZE AND AGE?

KOBİ’LERİN AGRESİF REKABETÇİLİKLERİ VE ÖZERKLİKLERİ ONLARIN BÜYÜKLÜKLERİNE VE FAALİYET SÜRELERİNE GÖRE NASIL FARKLILAŞIR?

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293–306
Publication Date
2022-10-11
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According to the results, competitive aggressiveness of SMEs does not differ depending on their age and size.

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Objective & Hypothesis:SMEs play a vital role in the development of national economies.
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Key Findings & Data:To cope with these impediments, some entrepreneurial attitudes that are dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), namely, competitive aggressiveness and autonomy enable SMEs to achieve better performance levels by increasing their revenues and income.
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Conclusion & Impact:According to the results, competitive aggressiveness of SMEs does not differ depending on their age and size.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
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⚙️Variables:Agresif Rekabetçilik · Özerklik · Girişimcilik Yönelimi

Abstract

SMEs play a vital role in the development of national economies. But these businesses encounter with several barriers when performing this role. To cope with these impediments, some entrepreneurial attitudes that are dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), namely, competitive aggressiveness and autonomy enable SMEs to achieve better performance levels by increasing their revenues and income. However, depending on the characteristics of SMEs these behaviors might differ. In this regard, the purpose of this paper is to determine and examine whether competitive aggressiveness and autonomy of SMEs differ depending on their age and size or not. To fulfil this aim, the researcher has collected data from 479 SMEs in Turkey by employing a questionnaire survey. To find differences between characteristics of firms regarding selected entrepreneurial attitudes, Independent sample T-test is applied. According to the results, competitive aggressiveness of SMEs does not differ depending on their age and size. But while autonomy of smaller and larger SMEs does not differ, older SMEs have more autonomy comparing to their younger counterparts. The reasons of those result might stem from firm-entrepreneurial level characteristics of SMEs.

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KOBİ’ler ülke ekonomilerinin kalkınmasında çok önemli bir rol oynamaktadırlar. Fakat, bu rolü oynarken birçok engelle karşılaşmaktadırlar. Bu engellerin üstesinden gelmek için girişimcilik yöneliminin ölçütleri olan agresif rekabetçilik ve özerklik gibi girişimci davranışlar KOBİ’lerin karlılık ve gelirlerini arttırarak onların daha yüksek performans seviyelerine erişmelerini sağlayabilirler. Fakat bu davranışlar, KOBİ’lerin özelliklerine göre farklılık gösterebilir. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışma ile KOBİ’lerin agresif rekabetçilik ve özerkliklerinin onların faaliyet sürelerine ve büyüklüklerine göre değişip değişmediğinin belirlenmesi ve analiz edilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu amacı gerçekleştirmek için araştırmacı bir anket çalışmasına başvururak Türkiye’de bulunan 479 KOBİ’den veri toplamıştır. KOBİ’ler arasındaki bu farklılıkların bulunması amacıyla Bağımsız örneklem T testine başvurulmuştur. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, KOBİ’lerin agresif rekabetçilikleri onların faaliyet süreleri ve büyüklüklerine göre değişmemektedir. Fakat KOBİ’lerin özerklikleri onların büyüklüklerine göre değişmezken, daha uzun süre faaliyet gösteren KOBİ’ler daha az süre faaliyet gösterenlere kıyasla daha fazla özerkliğe sahiptirler. Bulunan bu sonuçların sebepleri İşletmelerin kendi ve girişimcilikleriyle ilgili özelliklerinden kaynaklanıyor olabilir.

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CİVELEK, M. (2022). HOW DO COMPETITIVE AGGRESSIVENESS AND AUTONOMY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES) DIFFER REGARDING THEIR SIZE AND AGE?. Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 2, 293–306. https://ajindex.com/articles/490237

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